Combination knife and scissors



July 22, 1930- v B. F. couR-r 1,771,031

COIBINATION KNIFE AND SCISSORS Filed April 17. 1929 Patented July 22,19.30

BENJAMIN F. COURT, GF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA COMBINATION KNIFE .ANDSCISSORS Application led April 17,

This invention relates to a combination table knife and scissors andanobject of my invention is to provide a scissors in combination with atable knife which can be conveniently used for purposes of cuttingmeat,

or like substances.

Another object of my invention is to provide a combination knife andscissors in which the scissors arrangement can be held gli" in a closedposition so that it will not intertere with the operation of the knife.

Still another object is to provide a convenient control sothat thescissors can be quickly opened for use.

ld' Other objects, advantages, and features of invention may appear fromthe accompanying drawing, the subjoined detailed description, and theappended claims.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation of my combination vknife andscissors in closed position.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same in open position. y

Figure 3 is an enlargecL sectional view,

E.; talen on line/3, 3 of VFigure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of the handle.

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view talren on line 5, 5 of Figure 1.Y

Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of my device. n f

Figure' Y is an enlarged sectional view oi one of the latch plungers.`

Referring more particularly to the draw- 4ing, the numeral 1 indicatesthe blade of the table lrnite and 2 the handle for said blade. Thishandle substantially ltel-shaped in cross-section so that it willconveniently fit over the handle 3 of the scissors blade A.

" flat leaf spring 5 is secured within the handle 2 and is adapted tobear against the top of the handle 3, thus tending to spread the twohandles apart and open the device for use as scissors, shown in lligure2.

" ln order to hold the blade 4 in closed posi- 192e. serial No. 355,733.

tion over the blade 1 it is necessary to provide a locking means for thehandles 2, 3 but this locking means inust be readily releasable whenitis desired to use thescis sors. This locking arrangement is, astollows: A vertical bore 6 is drilledthrough the handle 3 and a pin 7lits closely inthe bore 6. The pin 7 protrudes Jtrom both" the top andbottom of the handle 3, protrud'ng more at the top so that it extendsthrough a holeV 8 drilled in the top of the handle 2. Thus itis possiblefor the linger of the user to press either' the top or the bottom o tthe pin 7 and move' it downwardly or upwardly, as is necessary. Y i

A transverse Or horizontal bore 9 is drilled through the handle 3 andintersects the bore 6. The outer'ends of the bore 9 are covered withplates 10 10 which plates are suitably secured to the handle 3. A pairof latch plungers are positioned in the bore 9 and the heads 12 of theplungers are adapted to lit into an annular recess 13 in the pin tSprings 14 bear againstthe head 12 to nor-A mally urge the plungersinwardly against the pin and into the recess 13 when said recess isbrought into alinement with the plungers. Each of the plungers 11is'formedwith retractable bar 15 which bar extends into a recess 16 inthe handle 2, thus holding the handle in closed position. When the pin 7is moved upwardly to bring the recess 13 in alinement with thehead 12these heads will drop into the recess and will retract he bars 15, thuspermitting the handles 2, 3 to swing apart under the urge of the spring5. A. spring 17 in the head 12 urges the bar 15 outwardly into itsrecess in the handle 2, the bar 15 has an enlargement within the head 12against which the spring 17 bears, and this enlargement acts to mjovethe VbarV when the head drops into the recess 13.

Thus the pin 7 may be moved downwardly to push the heads .12, 12outwardly before the handle 2 is swung over the handle 3. As

the handle 2 swings downwardly the bars l5 will retract sufficient toallow the two handles to come together and as soon as the recess 16 isreached the bars will spring` out- Wardly and lock my device so that itmay be conveniently used as a knife.

Having described my invention, 1 claim:

1. A combination knife and scissors comprising a knife blade, a handleon the knife blade, scissors blade, said scissors blade being pivoted tothe knife blade, a handle on the scissors blade, said first named handlebeing recessed to receive said last named handle, and lock means wherebysaid handles are i held in closed position, and spring means betweensaid handles whereby they are swung apart when said lock means isreleased.

2. A combination knife and scissors comprising a knife blade, a handleon the knife blade, a scissors blade, said scissors blade being pivotedto the knife blade, a handle on the scissors blade, said first namedhandle being recessed to receive said last named handle, a pin slidablymounted in said last named handle, said pin protruding,` from both sidesof said handle, and means engageable with said pin adapted to engagesaid first named handle whereby said handles are held in closedposition.

3. A combination knife and scissors comprising a knife blade, a handleon the knife blade, a scissors blade, said scissors blade be-A ingpivoted to the knife blade, a handle on the scissors blade, said firstnamed handle being recessed to receive said last named handle, a pinslidably mounted in said last named handle, said pin protruding fromboth sides of said handle, a latch plunger adapted to engage said pin, aretractable bar extending from said latch plunger, said bar beingadapted to engage said first named handle to hold the same in closedposition.

4. A combination knife and scissors comprising a knife blade, a handleon the knife blade, a scissors blade, said scissors blade being pivotedto the knife blade, a handle on the scissors blade, said first namedhandle being recessed to receive said last named handle, said last namedhandle having a vertical bore therethrough, and a horizontal boreintersecting said vertical bore, a pin slidably mounted in said verticalbore, lock plungers in said horizontal bore, retractable bars in saidlock plungers, said first named handle having recesses therein toreceive said bars, said pin havin g a. recess therein to permit inwardmovement of said plungers.

5. A. combination knife and scissors comprising` a knife blade, a handleon the knife blade, a scissors blade, said scissors blade being' pivotedto the knife blade, a handle on the scissors blade, said first namedhandle being recessed to receive said last named handle, said last namedhandle having a vertical bore therethrough, and a horizontal boreinnevrosi tersecting' said vertical bore, a pin slidably mounted in saidvertical bore, lock plungers in said horizontal bore, retractable barsin said lock plungcrs, said first named handle having recesses thereinto receive said bars,

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